That's how it works on the PC side. On the Mac side anyone can post something on his own website. It will then be quoted on MacNN, picked up by CNet who will be quoted on MacCentral and so on until Apple's stock price falls
I was talking to a PC user about macs not long ago and he mentioned something to the effect of "this one pc magazine that I used to really enjoy reading repeatedly said that macOS(9) is by FAR the least stable OS around"
Sad thing is, you get that type of stuff all the time around ignorant PC users. granted 9 wasn't no 8.6 in terms of stabilty, it certainly beat the snot out of windows 98.
this guy later went on to praise OS X, saying something like "finally apple can compete because of UNIX"
Sad thing is, you get that type of stuff all the time around ignorant PC users. granted 9 wasn't no 8.6 in terms of stabilty, it certainly beat the snot out of windows 98.
I don't know if I would call him ignorant. Many small Mac problems just have a tendency to get blown way out of proportions in the press - probably because Mac users often complain very loudly when the encounter problems.
Damn, I just tried to load the site with omni(I forgot to change the browser id to IE) and the page loaded, then a little pop-up appeared saying "loading macuser.aspx"
that's low
I knew they prevented mac users from viewing the site, but I dislike how they have their file labeled as such, it's like "mac user, turn him away"
This gets worse and worse for them, it seems. Last week, I was just checking on Coldplay's "A Rush of Blood to the Head" and it was 99¢ a song with some obscene DRM restrictions. Tonight, I was showing my fiancee the site and as an example I went back to it. Now the songs are $1.09! And the same absolutely insane restrictions (1 computer, 3 transfers and 3 burns)! Gotta love it. Go iTMS! Apple, get the damn thing windows ready, already!
Their traffic is falling fast. Emusic.com have been beating them consistently since the initial hype wore off....or buymusic's traffic drastically dropped as soon they blocked mac users from going to the site.
Their traffic is falling fast. Emusic.com have been beating them consistently since the initial hype wore off....or buymusic's traffic drastically dropped as soon they blocked mac users from going to the site.
Unfortunately although the business model for Itunes and downloadable music was an innovative idea it is too easy to copy. It was always only going to be a matter of time ...
Smart move by MS. How many Europeans (and anyone else outside the US) are going to go with iTMS when it has yet to premiere for Windows, nevermind go outside the US. Granted, it's pretty clear that the record companies are trying to get a million players in the market so that no one has clout over them, and Apple is simply a pawn in this scheme.
In gerneral 70% of the music CDs sold here in western Canada are around $14-$17 CDN. The rest are around $20-$25
1 CDN = 4.8 DDK
HMV is the most expensive. I remember when I bought Sarah Brightman's latest album Harem (Limited Edition with a bonus DVD) from A&B Sound (The cheapest in Vancouver) for $16.95. In HMV. That same CD is selling for f*cking $30 bucks!
HMV has closed two stores in Vancouver since last year. I think they deserve it.
If iTMS is released for the Canadian market the price of the songs better be 99 cents CDN not US. If it's in 99 cent US that's 1.4 CDN per song. After 10 songs of download the total is already 14 bucks. That's the SAME price of a real music CD from the store with print, bonus stuff, blah blah blah.
"A library of more than 250,000 high-quality, digital music files for download. No spyware. No malicious decoy files. No browser-hijacking advertisements. A host of innovative features that even iTunes can't match. And pricing similar to iTunes but with greater flexibility, recognizing that not all music was created equal"
A previous article in The Star already stated that the service would in fact be WMA so I can only assume it will have the same restrictions as BuyMusic.
There is some quality rubbish in the original article. Something along the lines of, "Unlike iTunes, Puretracks sells Windows Media Audio files ? a much smaller, data-filtered version of the original CD audio ? that average about 4 MB and take roughly 20 seconds to download"
Huh?
I was wondering if anyone else knows anything about this service and what 'innovative' features it'll have.
There is some quality rubbish in the original article. Something along the lines of, "Unlike iTunes, Puretracks sells Windows Media Audio files ? a much smaller, data-filtered version of the original CD audio ? that average about 4 MB and take roughly 20 seconds to download"
Huh?
I was wondering if anyone else knows anything about this service and what 'innovative' features it'll have.
That sounds like presscopy to me. They forgot to add "lower quality" "DRM laced" and not really yours, to the description. For god's sake, the "20 seconds to download" BS has nothing to do with the format of the file. Sheesh.
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Originally posted by JLL
That's how it works on the PC side. On the Mac side anyone can post something on his own website. It will then be quoted on MacNN, picked up by CNet who will be quoted on MacCentral and so on until Apple's stock price falls
I was talking to a PC user about macs not long ago and he mentioned something to the effect of "this one pc magazine that I used to really enjoy reading repeatedly said that macOS(9) is by FAR the least stable OS around"
Sad thing is, you get that type of stuff all the time around ignorant PC users. granted 9 wasn't no 8.6 in terms of stabilty, it certainly beat the snot out of windows 98.
this guy later went on to praise OS X, saying something like "finally apple can compete because of UNIX"
oh well.
Originally posted by Wrong Robust
Sad thing is, you get that type of stuff all the time around ignorant PC users. granted 9 wasn't no 8.6 in terms of stabilty, it certainly beat the snot out of windows 98.
I don't know if I would call him ignorant. Many small Mac problems just have a tendency to get blown way out of proportions in the press - probably because Mac users often complain very loudly when the encounter problems.
Originally posted by JLL
probably because Mac users often complain very loudly when the encounter problems.
that's low
I knew they prevented mac users from viewing the site, but I dislike how they have their file labeled as such, it's like "mac user, turn him away"
If the image doesn't show up, go here.
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/tr...ymusic.com#top
Originally posted by InactionMan
Their traffic is falling fast. Emusic.com have been beating them consistently since the initial hype wore off....or buymusic's traffic drastically dropped as soon they blocked mac users from going to the site.
Haha, probably the later...funny enough also:
I just sent him an email with some links and info informing him of what a crap service they are. We gotta keep people informed
http://www.macminute.com/2003/08/13/msod2
Originally posted by frawgz
MS beats Apple to the punch in Europe.
http://www.macminute.com/2003/08/13/msod2
My thoughts exactly
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...ic/3148327.stm
Unfortunately although the business model for Itunes and downloadable music was an innovative idea it is too easy to copy. It was always only going to be a matter of time ...
Originally posted by frawgz
MS beats Apple to the punch in Europe.
http://www.macminute.com/2003/08/13/msod2
Which wasn't hard to do since OD2 has existed for quite a while (and before iTMS). The only difference is that OD2 now offers the music through WMP9.
Wonder what limitations there are. The pricing is like Buymusic.com: Some songs at 75p, some at 99p and some at £1.19.
When you see you are paying to download the entire album the cost is around 60-70% of the physical CD you find from the stoe (in US)
They come with REAL package, REAL CD cover, REAL lyric print outs...sometimes even FREE DVD and other freebies. And better part. No degradtion.
I personally don't like the download thing that much. That means those record labels are getting more & more pure profits.
Originally posted by Leonis
I personally don't like the download thing that much. That means those record labels are getting more & more pure profits.
When slicing up the price on a CD here in Denmark, it's the dealer who earns the money (a 40% margin).
1 CDN = 4.8 DDK
HMV is the most expensive. I remember when I bought Sarah Brightman's latest album Harem (Limited Edition with a bonus DVD) from A&B Sound (The cheapest in Vancouver) for $16.95. In HMV. That same CD is selling for f*cking $30 bucks!
HMV has closed two stores in Vancouver since last year. I think they deserve it.
If iTMS is released for the Canadian market the price of the songs better be 99 cents CDN not US. If it's in 99 cent US that's 1.4 CDN per song. After 10 songs of download the total is already 14 bucks. That's the SAME price of a real music CD from the store with print, bonus stuff, blah blah blah.
The Toronto Star had an article today about a service call Puretracks that is essentially a Canadian version BuyMusic.com's entrance in the U.S.
Linky: http://thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Content...l=969048863851
From the article:
"A library of more than 250,000 high-quality, digital music files for download. No spyware. No malicious decoy files. No browser-hijacking advertisements. A host of innovative features that even iTunes can't match. And pricing similar to iTunes but with greater flexibility, recognizing that not all music was created equal"
A previous article in The Star already stated that the service would in fact be WMA so I can only assume it will have the same restrictions as BuyMusic.
Linky to first article: http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...l=969048863851
There is some quality rubbish in the original article. Something along the lines of, "Unlike iTunes, Puretracks sells Windows Media Audio files ? a much smaller, data-filtered version of the original CD audio ? that average about 4 MB and take roughly 20 seconds to download"
Huh?
I was wondering if anyone else knows anything about this service and what 'innovative' features it'll have.
Originally posted by InactionMan
There is some quality rubbish in the original article. Something along the lines of, "Unlike iTunes, Puretracks sells Windows Media Audio files ? a much smaller, data-filtered version of the original CD audio ? that average about 4 MB and take roughly 20 seconds to download"
Huh?
I was wondering if anyone else knows anything about this service and what 'innovative' features it'll have.
That sounds like presscopy to me. They forgot to add "lower quality" "DRM laced" and not really yours, to the description. For god's sake, the "20 seconds to download" BS has nothing to do with the format of the file. Sheesh.